#7C9999
A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.
About #7C9999
The hex code #7C9999 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 153 green, and 153 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.